Gus Mueller: How to become an independent programmer in just 1068 days.

Gus Mueller lays out his plan that he executed on for his quest to become an indie developer.

Lesson #7 – It’s not good enough to write and sell something that people want, it has to be got to be something they’ll spend money for as well.

I think this often gets overlooked by many developers. I’d sum this up by saying it’s not sufficient for your app to be good, your app needs to be indispensible if you want people to pay for it.


Category: Developers,Indie Developer

WWDC 2011 Sells Out…

WWDC 2011 tickets went on sale today, and a scant 10 hours later, are sold out.

Last year it took 4 days.

And this year, it did so with a persistent rumour that there would be no new hardware announced at the event.

If this doesn’t speak volumes about the popularity of Apple’s OSes, I don’t know what does.


Category: Apple,Developers

Apple sells out (WWDC)

For the first time in the history of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the event has sold out.

I attended the event last year, and the 4000 plus attendance was one of the largest showings to date. It’s pretty safe to say that this year’s record attendance is fuled by the dual punch of new iPhone developers and increasing Mac sales.

Great news for Mac users, as WWDC attendance is a great barometer for interest in the platform.


Category: Apple,Developers,News

Apple posts updated iPhone SDK

Apple has posted an updated version of their iPhone SDK for developers. Version 9A2151 includes iPhone support in Interface Builder. The 1.36GB download is available for registered developers at the Apple Developer Connection website.


Category: Developers,iPhone

About the author

A user of Macs since they had silly names like Performa and Centris, Theodore Lee is a techie who prides himself on his vast knowledge of all things Apple. OS X Factor was started in 2001 (originally as macosxcentric), and continues to churn out tips, tutorials, reviews and commentary on the tech sector.